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Variation in MSRA modifies risk of neonatal intestinal obstruction in cystic fibrosis.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Henderson Lindsay B, Doshi Vishal K, Blackman Scott M, Naughton Kathleen M, Pace Rhonda G, Moskovitz Jackob, Knowles Michael R, Durie Peter R, Drumm Mitchell L, Cutting Garry R
Abstract excerpt
Meconium ileus (MI), a life-threatening intestinal obstruction due to meconium with abnormal protein content, occurs in approximately 15 percent of neonates with cystic fibrosis (CF). Analysis of twins with CF demonstrates that MI is a highly heritable trait, indicating that genetic modifiers are...
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